Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on March 15, 2005 at 14:25:49 from 213.38.124.194 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: Ford Prefect (was BBC News Quiz) posted by Mike Dennis on March 10, 2005 at 20:18:20:
Very simple: Ford spares were (and are) cheaper than those of other makes. So the Ford was the working man's car, whereas the Austin, Morris, Hillman, Riley, Rover, etc were sold to the middle classes. (I drive a Ford!)